A Guide to the Mammals of China

List of Species Plates xi

List of Figures xv

List of Maps xvii

List of Habitat Illustrations xix

Preface xxi

Contributors xxiii

INTRODUCTION: Andrew T. Smith and Xie Yan 1

China's Geography and Mammalian Biogeography 1

History of Chinese Mammalogy: Wang Sung 4

Mammalian Conservation 9

China's Protected Area System 10

How to Use This Book 11

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 14

Species Plates 32

Taxonomic Descriptions 155

CLASS MAMMALIA: Andrew T. Smith 155

ORDER PROBOSCIDEA: Andrew T. Smith and John MacKinnon 155

Family Elephantidae 155

ORDER SIRENIA: Andrew T. Smith 157

Family Dugongidae 157

ORDER SCANDENTIA: Andrew T. Smith 158

Family Tupaiidae 158

ORDER PRIMATES: John MacKinnon 158

Family Lorisidae 159

Family Cercopithecidae 160

Subfamily Cercopithecinae 160

Subfamily Colobinae 164

Family Hylobatidae 169

ORDER RODENTIA: Darrin Lunde, Andrew T. Smith, and Robert S. Hoffmann 172

Family Sciuridae: Robert S. Hoffmann and Andrew T. Smith 172

Subfamily Ratufinae 173

Subfamily Sciurinae 174

Subfamily Callosciurinae 182

Subfamily Xerinae 189

Family Gliridae: Andrew T. Smith 196

Family Castoridae: Andrew T. Smith 197

Family Dipodidae: Andrew T. Smith 198

Subfamily Allactaginae 198

Subfamily Cardiocraniinae 202

Subfamily Dipodinae 204

Subfamily Euchoreutinae 206

Subfamily Sicistinae 206

Subfamily Zapodinae 208

Family Platacanthomyidae: Andrew T. Smith 208

Family Spalacidae: Andrew T. Smith 209

Subfamily Myospalacinae 209

Subfamily Rhizomyinae 212

Family Cricetidae: Darrin Lunde and Andrew T. Smith 214

Subfamily Arvicolinae: Darrin Lunde 214

Subfamily Cricetinae: Andrew T. Smith and Robert S. Hoffmann 239

Family Muridae: Andrew T. Smith and Darrin Lunde 247

Subfamily Gerbillinae: Andrew T. Smith and Robert S. Hoffmann 247

Subfamily Murinae: Darrin Lunde 252

Family Hystricidae: Andrew T. Smith 273

ORDER LAGOMORPHA: Andrew T. Smith 275

Family Ochotonidae 275

Family Leporidae 287

ORDER ERINACEOMORPHA: Robert S. Hoffmann and Darrin Lunde 292

Family Erinaceidae 292

Subfamily Erinaceinae 293

Subfamily Galercinae 295

ORDER SORICOMORPHA: Robert S. Hoffmann and Darrin Lunde 297

Family Soricidae 297

Subfamily Crocidurinae 298

Subfamily Soricinae 303

Family Talpidae 320

Subfamily Scalopinae 321

Subfamily Talpinae 321

Subfamily Uropsilinae 326

ORDER CHIROPTERA: Don E. Wilson 327

Family Pteropodidae 328

Family Rhinolophidae 334

Family Hipposideridae 344

Family Megadermatidae 349

Family Emballonuridae 350

Family Molossidae 351

Family Vespertilionidae 353

Subfamily Vespertilioninae 353

Subfamily Myotinae 371

Subfamily Miniopterinae 380

Subfamily Murininae 382

Subfamily Kerivoulinae 386

ORDER PHOLIDOTA: Andrew T. Smith 387

Family Manidae 387

ORDER CARNIVORA: W. Chris Wozencraft 388

Family Felidae 389

Subfamily Felinae 390

Subfamily Pantherinae 399

Family Viverridae 404

Subfamily Hemigalinae 405

Subfamily Paradoxurinae 406

Subfamily Prionodontinae 410

Subfamily Viverrinae 411

Family Herpestidae 414

Family Canidae 416

Family Ursidae 422

Family Otariidae 427

Family Phocidae 429

Family Mustelidae 431

Subfamily Lutrinae 432

Subfamily Mustelinae 434

Family Ailuridae 448

ORDER PERISSODACTYLA: Andrew T. Smith 449

Family Equidae 449

ORDER ARTIODACTYLA: John MacKinnon 451

Family Suidae 452

Family Camelidae 452

Family Tragulidae 453

Family Moschidae 454

Family Cervidae 457

Subfamily Capreolinae 457

Subfamily Cervinae 459

Subfamily Hydropotinae 467

Family Bovidae 468

Subfamily Antilopinae 468

Subfamily Bovinae 472

Subfamily Caprinae 473

ORDER CETACEA: Andrew T. Smith 481

Family Delphinidae 482

Family Phocoenidae 482

Family Iniidae 483

APPENDIXES 485

I. Cetaceans Found Off the Coast of China 485

II. Hypothetical Mammals 486

III. Introduced Alien, Feral, or Free-ranging Domestic Mammals 487

GLOSSARY 489

REFERENCES 495

INDEX TO SCIENTIFIC NAMES 527

INDEX TO COMMON NAMES 541